Amanda Hinson-Enslin, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Amanda Hinson-Enslin, Ph.D., M.P.H., CHES® is an assistant professor in the Department of Population & Public Health Sciences. Dr. Hinson-Enslin completed her doctorate in health studies with a concentration in population health at Texas Woman’s University. Her dissertation examined the health information-seeking behaviors of deafened individuals with high perceived cancer risk. Also, Dr. Hinson-Enslin earned a M.P.H. at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, where she interned at the Primary Care Research Institute. Her research investigated the clinical service characteristics and the rate of initiation and completion of the human papillomavirus vaccination series within four academic clinics. Prior to graduate school, she obtained a degree in dental hygiene from Texas Woman’s University. During graduate school, she practiced as a registered dental hygienist in a private practice and volunteered as a dental hygienist at various dental sealant programs and community dental clinics.
Research Interests
- Health information-seeking behaviors
- Health communication
- Program planning, implementation, and evaluation
- Community oral health
- Technology in health education and promotion
- Online pedagogy/ andragogy
- Mental health
- Substance use/abuse/misuse
- Abilities/Disabilities and health
Education History
Ph.D., Health Studies, Texas Woman’s University
M.P.H., Master of Public Health, University of North Texas Health Science Center
B.S., Dental Hygiene, Texas Woman’s University
Teaching
Courses
Health Program Planning & Evaluation
Disease Detectives
Introduction to Public Health
Behavior Change Interventions
Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
* Indicates shared first authorship.
McClintock, H.F., Hinson-Enslin, A.M., Nahhas, R.W. (2024). Depression as a mediator of the association between vision and/or hearing loss and substance use: NHANES 2013-2018. Disability and Health, 17(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2023.101575
Hinson-Enslin, A. M., & Espinoza, L. E. (2024). The mental health symptoms of individuals with sensory disabilities and the reasons that lead to COVID-19 vaccine refusal and hesitancy. Vaccine, 42(6), 1220-1229. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2024.01.007
Small, P.*, Hinson-Enslin, A.M.*, Crawford, T., & Anderson, J. (2023). The relationship between cancer screening utilization and racial discrimination: A systematic review. Journal of Ideology, 42(1). https://scholarcommons.sc.edu/ji/vol42/iss1/5
Embree, J.A., Hinson-Enslin, A.M., Taylor, K., Wilson, J. (2023). Psychometric Properties of the Suicide Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised (SBQ-R) in American Sign Language. Journal of the American Deafness & Rehabilitation Association (JADARA), 55(2). https://nsuworks.nova.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2840&context=jadara
McClintock, H.F., Nahhas, R.W., & Hinson-Enslin, A.M. (2023). Cardiovascular disease and lifetime drug use among individuals with hearing and/or vision loss. Journal of Substance Use. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2023.2199860
Espinoza, L.E., Talleff, J.L., Hinson-Enslin A., & Du, C. (2022). The implications of gestational diabetes mellitus on U.S. pregnancy and birth outcomes. Sociological Imagination, 58(2), 40-48.
Orlowski, M., Shermadou, S., Lee, M., Hinson-Enslin, A., & Nahhas, R. W. (2022). Adolescent self-efficacy mediates the relationship between perceived parenting practices and fruit and vegetable consumption in the FLASHE study. Health Education Journal. 81(7). https://doi.org/10.1177/00178969221125637
Hinson-Enslin, A.M., & McClintock, H.F. (2022). Hearing loss: Applying the Social-Ecological Model for Change. Ohio Journal of Public Health, 5(1), 20-29. https://ojph.org/article/view/9195/7638
Hinson-Enslin, A.M., Nahhas, R., & McClintock, H.F. (2022). Vision and hearing loss associated with lifetime drug use: NHANES 2013-2018. Disability and Health, 15(2):Supplement (101286). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101286
Hinson-Enslin, A.M., Massey-Stokes, M., & Kushalnagar, P. (2021). Health information-seeking behaviors among high-perceived cancer risk individuals who experienced hearing loss: An exploratory study. Spotlight on Public Health Research. https://doi.org/10.35831/sorahe4212021
Hinson-Enslin, A., Embree, J., Kapp, V. A., & Taylor, K. (2020). Creating health information for individuals with hearing loss. American Journal of Health Studies, 35(4), 296–300.
Hinson-Enslin, A.M., Cardarelli, R., & Cardarelli, K.M . (2012). Clinical service characteristics and initiation of the human papillomavirus vaccination series in an academic clinic setting. Texas Medicine. http://www.texmed.org/Oct12Journal/
Book Chapters
Dickinson, C.B., Beatty, C.F., Hinson-Enslin, A.M. (2021). Oral health programs in the community. In C.F. Beatty (Ed.), In C. F. Beatty (Ed.), Community oral health practice for the dental hygienist. (5th ed., pp 135-170). Elsevier.
Hinson-Enslin, A.M., Beatty, C.F. (2021). Population health. In C.F. Beatty (Ed.), In C. F. Beatty (Ed.), Community oral health practice for the dental hygienist. (5th ed., pp 99-133). Elsevier.
Hinson-Enslin, A.M., Beatty, C.F. (2021). Assessment for community oral health program planning. In C. F. Beatty (Ed.), Community oral health practice for the dental hygienist. (5th ed., pp 49-68). Elsevier.
Beatty, C.F., Hinson-Enslin, A.M. (2017). Applied research. In C.F. Beatty (Ed.), In C. F. Beatty (Ed.), Community oral health practice for the dental hygienist. (4th ed., pp 177-209). Elsevier.
Beatty, C.F., Dickinson, C.B., Hinson-Enslin, A.M., de la Torre, M.A. (2017). Oral health programs in the community. In C.F. Beatty (Ed.), Community oral health practice for the dental hygienist. (4th ed., pp 142-176). Elsevier.
Hinson-Enslin, A.M., Beatty, C.F., Stull, S.C. (2017). Population health. In C.F. Beatty (Ed.), In C. F. Beatty (Ed.), Community oral health practice for the dental hygienist. (4th ed., pp 104-141). Elsevier.
Hinson-Enslin, A.M., Beatty, C.F. (2017). Assessment for community oral health program planning. In C.F. Beatty (Ed.), In C. F. Beatty (Ed.), Community oral health practice for the dental hygienist. (4th ed., pp 50-72). Elsevier.
